[ZESTCaste] key accused held in dalit gangrape case

The Orissa police on Sunday arrested the accused in the much-hypedPipili dalit girl gangrape case. The accused, Prasant Pradhan aliasPasei, was arrested at Jatni railway station where he was waiting forhis train to escape police action.

"We have arrested the key accused. Hunt is on to apprehend the threeother accused involved in the incident," said Mr Abhaya, additionaldirector general, crime branch.On Saturday, the crime branch had released sketches of the fouraccused. Besides Prasant, the others who are allegedly involved in thebrutal crime are Sukant Pradhan, Guna Chandra Swain alias Purna andPremananda Nayak.Meanwhile, the authorities of the SCB Medical College and Hospitalwhere the victim is undergoing treatment since January 10, has decidedto refer the girl to All-India Institute of Medical Sciences, NewDelhi.